Corporate responsibility report 2004 - Tata Steel

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People – health and safety Although our LTIF has been significantly improved, the number of fatalities at our sites, presented in Figure 2, is still unacceptable and we are continuing to take actions to improve the situation. In 2004, our sickness absence rate (the number of hours lost as a result of sickness or injury as a proportion of total work hours) was 4.2% compared to 4.5% in 2003. We are currently reviewing our health-related key performance indicators. Key developments in 2004 Executive Committee safety tours 158 Executive Committee safety tours were carried out during 2004, exceeding our target of 140. These tours demonstrate leadership, provide motivation, recommend priorities for improvement and assist in sharing good practices across the Group. Standards We developed and launched eight mandatory health and safety standards during 2004, these covering a range of issues such as sharing information and learning, risk assessment, incident investigation and internal health and safety reporting. Each standard is accompanied with a support package providing additional information and training. Competence We believe that we will only achieve a high level of health and safety performance if our employees are well trained and competent. The focus in 2004 was the development of health and safety competencies of senior managers. DuPont delivered basic training to all group senior managers in health and safety leadership and conducting safety tours. In addition, a broader health and safety training programme for group senior managers was developed (see case study on page 9). In the UK, the joint trade union/management consultative group on health and safety (JAPAC) delivered more courses to trade union members than ever before during 2004. Maturity tool A tool was developed during 2004 to allow our businesses to assess the maturity of their health and safety Figure 1 Lost time injury frequency – Corus Group employees 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 performance against the eight principles in the Corus Health and Safety Policy in order to establish priorities for improvement. Sharing good practice Alert bulletins are used to share learning points about incidents. We have developed an intranet site dedicated to health and safety communication. Performance indicators In line with the target we set last year, employee total recordable incidents and contractor lost time injury frequency have been established as new key performance indicators. Data is now being gathered with a view to reporting against these indicators in 2005. Figure 2 Fatal accidents – Corus Group 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Corus employees Contractors We ensure that our employees are trained so that they are professionally skilled and qualified to do their jobs safely. 8 Corporate responsibility report
Managing corporate Case responsibility study Scrap supplier radioactivity detection audits At the end of 2004, we published a Corus-wide standard on ionising radiation and radioactive substances. The main objective of this standard is to prevent radioactive scrap and orphan radiation sources from entering Corus sites. Amongst other things, scrap suppliers are required to monitor for the presence of radioactivity at their own sites and these arrangements have to be audited by us. Corus Strip Products, IJmuiden in the Netherlands, has pioneered work in this area and only works with scrap suppliers and trans-shipment companies which have detection systems at their sites. Audits were undertaken during 2004 in the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg and will have been extended to all scrap suppliers, including those in Belgium and the UK, by the end of 2005. The audits cover detection equipment capability and set-up, frequency of calibration and procedures if and when alarms are sounded, as well as competence and training of scrap supplier personnel. After an audit, feedback is given to the supplier and an action plan is agreed to improve the situation if necessary. The intention is to repeat these audits on a regular basis. Case study Safety and health excellence programme for group senior management leadership training In order to further improve health and safety performance, our Executive Committee is sponsoring a safety and health excellence programme for group senior managers (GSMs). Its purpose is to identify the health and safety leadership behaviours that we require from our senior management. The programme runs over two days, with inputs from Corus, Dupont, and an in-house training organisation based at Ashorne Hill. The course is highly interactive and covers root cause thinking, contractor management (including a video made by contractors explaining what it is like to be a contractor working for Corus), leadership and behaviour, turning policy into practice and commitment. Health and safety plans are scored using the Corus maturity tool for measuring improvement and delegates are then taken through the ‘GSM Commitment’, which is a personalised brochure containing an assessment of their current health and safety activities and behaviours. This is converted into commitments which each GSM is required to agree and sign off with their manager. Corporate responsibility report 9
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